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_AlreadyTaken_ t1_j8ryir4 wrote

Reply to comment by AlwaysUpvotesScience in [OC] Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per country by sometiara1

Those plastics are mostly exported as part of products, not waste.

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AlwaysUpvotesScience t1_j8s5mln wrote

Correct, the US/China export goods and they get disposed of in other countries.

Not sure how that was unclear.

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vlsdo t1_j8t2odw wrote

Sort of, they're exported mostly as packaging and other short term uses. I keep track of my plastic waste and it's at least 90% packaging, if not more, and that's with me being conscious and trying to reduce it.

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Bndsfn2004 t1_j8tvfmd wrote

>Those plastics are mostly exported as part of products

Which eventually becomes...

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